1. Civil Rights Giant, Rev. Joseph Lowery Dies At 98 What You Need To Know: In an age where far too many “talk the talk,” it is incumbent upon us to recognize and thank those who truly “walk the walk,” AND “talk that talk.” Thank you Reverend Joseph Lowery. This lion of the civil rights movement […]
Civil rights leaders Rev. Joseph Lowery and Rep. David Scott expressed their reservations about President Obama‘s judicial choices for Georgia this morning on “NewsOne Now.” Lowery noted…
Just three weeks after Rev. Joseph Lowery (pictured right) led the chant “Fired up! Read to go!” at the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on…
VIA THE GRIO: ATLANTA — A civil rights icon who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and helped lead the Montgomery bus boycott is headed to Washington to receive the Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. The Rev. Joseph Lowery, 87, delivered the benediction at Obama’s inauguration in January and now joins […]